Banu Ya'la, kings of Tlemcen
بنو يعلى ملوك تلمسان
1082 CE · 475 AH
The emirate of Banu Ya'la of the Khazirid Maghrawa at Tlemcen; descendants of Ya'la ibn al-Khayr ibn Muhammad ibn Khazir, neighbours of the Fez Zirids and the Salé Yafranids, whose amirs warred the Zughba Arabs, the Hammadids, the Musamida and Barghawata — their last amir al-Abbas ibn Bakhti, against whom Yusuf ibn Tashfin sent Mazdali ibn Tablakan's Lamtuna host that swept the Middle Maghreb, killed his son Ya'la and then al-Abbas himself when Tlemcen fell in 475, ending the dynasty and making Tlemcen an Almoravid march.
At a glance
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Maghreb
- Review
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In time
Overview
The emirate of Banu Ya'la in Tlemcen, of the Al Khazar of the Maghrawa, descended from Ya'la ibn al-Khayr ibn Muhammad ibn Khazar. Their state ended with the Almoravid conquest of Tlemcen in 475 AH (1082 CE). 1
Neighbours and wars
The Banu Ya'la were neighbours of the Zirids in Fez, and of the Banu Yifran al-Yifrani in Sala and Tadla. Their emirs had wars and battles with the Zughba of the Arabs, and with the Banu Hammad, the Masmuda and Barghawata. 1
The end of the state
Their last emir was al-Abbas ibn Bakhti, lord of Tlemcen. Yusuf ibn Tashfin sent Mazdali ibn Tiblakan to him with the armies of Lamtuna, and they subdued the central Maghrib and killed his son Ya'la. Al-Abbas was then killed in the conquest of Tlemcen in 475 AH, their state died out, and Tlemcen became a frontier town for the Almoravid king. 1
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
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